Thursday, March 23, 2017

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Thursday, March 23, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +184 and the Panthers at -205. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 73 games. They have an overall record of 27-37-9 and on the road they have a record of 11-21-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 178 goals and given up 233 goals for a point differential of -55. The Coyotes have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-46 and an over/under record of 28-36-9. Florida shows up with a record of 31-30-11 including 16-17-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 183 goals and surrendered 208 for a goal differential of -25. The Panthers have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-41 while their over/under record sits at 31-31-10.

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Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-46 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-36-9 against the over/under

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 26-41 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 31-31-10 against the over/under

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/21/17 RW Shane Doan Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Florida
03/14/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion out indefinitely
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

03/13/17 C Denis Malgin Concussion out indefinitely
03/03/17 GO Roberto Luongo Hip out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 135 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 24.6 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 18 goals on 214 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Mike Smith has 18 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,609 shots against him and has given up 139 goals. He has made 1,470 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 14 goals this season with 150 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 21.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 22 goals on 209 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. James Reimer has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,033 shots against him and has given up 86 goals. He has made 947 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 63 total points this season. They have scored 178 goals while giving up 233 goals. They have had 217 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Coyotes have allowed 236 power play opportunities and given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.58% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have a total of 73 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 237 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 183 goals scored while they've given up 208 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.7% as they've attempted 3,912 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,651 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.2% as they have 2,940 attempts while they've given up 3,558 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the season. They have 2,180 face off wins compared to 2,333 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense has 1,890 hits and they've blocked 1,093 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has attempted 4,133 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,845 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.3% as they have 3,189 shots while they've given up 3,027 attempts on defense. The Panthers have an offensive zone percentage of 53% and their defensive zone percentage is 47% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.8% as they've compiled 2,112 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,308 face off losses. On defense has blocked 818 shot attempts and they have 1,500 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Coyotes/Panthers NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +184

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